Just after Jayesh Sheth announced that he wanted to do a film on the 90’s sex siren Mamta Kulkarni, news is that he wishes to rope in the Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone for the role.
Year: 2014
‘Gunfight’ again: Alleged pirate leader killed in Pirojpur
A alleged ringleader of a pirate gang was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Kaukhali upazila on Friday evening. The deceased was identified as Nazir Ahmed Sabuj, 40, allegedly the chief of ‘Sabuj Bahini’.…
Malaysia no new market, Govt fails to increase manpower export: BNP
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said that the government has failed to increase manpower export since it could not deal with the matter properly “Not only in Malaysia, the government has failed to export manpower…
Comment on Nisha Desai further isolates Dhaka
Mohammad Zainal Abedin writes from NY Ruling Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam on November 28 branded American Assistant Secretary of South Asia & Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal, as minister of ‘dhuee ana’ (two pennies). This is…
Resist ‘Khaleda’s design against democracy’: Quamrul
Terming BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s meeting with some government officials on Thursday night as a ‘midnight blueprint’, Food Minister Quamrul Islam on Friday said necessary action will be taken against those involved in the ‘conspiracy’. “It’s a conspiracy against the…
Reflections from Lima COP20: Legally binding deal urged
Civil society leaders from Asia, Africa and Latin America have urged government delegates attending the UNFCCC Cop-20 in Lima to consider the urgency of a legally binding climate deal while super typhoon Ruby is about to thrash on the Philippines.…
Green product certification: A tool for combating climate change
Shalini Sharma All major cities in India are now witnessing major infrastructure growth and expansion of their boundaries. With this massive infrastructure construction underway, the resources of cities are put under stress. Energy requirements are skyrocketing, which places a huge…
How to involve business in climate change?
Heleen de Coninck, Radboud University It is often said that business and industry, or “the private sector”, is a key actor in addressing climate change. The private sector is where much of the incremental innovation – leading to cost reductions…
Sustainable agriculture: make climate change your business
Nicolas Mounard, Twin and Twin Trading When some attention grabbing headlines picked up on threats to coffee production in the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, climate change was suddenly transported from distant melting ice caps to…
Turkey’s landmines kill civilians fleeing Kobani
Istanbul – Landmines placed decades ago by the Turkish military have killed at least three civilians trying to flee Syria and injured at least nine others, Human Rights Watch said today. The landmines, in a restricted zone along the border…
Death sentence for facebook posts?
New York – Iran’s judiciary should vacate the death sentence of a 30-year-old man who faces imminent execution for Facebook posts linked to his account. On November 24, 2014, Iran’s Supreme Court upheld a criminal court ruling sentencing Soheil Arabi…
Heart rending tales of missing abducted men
They were picked up a year back by the people who identified themselves as RAB personnel but the police unit never admitted arresting them and yet they are still missing. Families of the eight missing people appealed to the government,…
West Bengal CM Mamata agrees to Land Boundary Agreement
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced her approval to the Indo-Bangla Land Boundary Agreement, brightening the prospect for the implementation of the long-pending deal, saying “the problem will be solved soon”. “A solution is being worked out…
SB inspector, wife murder deposition of witnesses adjourned
A Dhaka court on Thursday adjourned recording the depositions of the witnesses in the case filed for killing Special Branch’s Police Officer Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna Rahman last year, as none turned up to testify. In the circumstances,…
Khaleda’s meet with bureaucrats raise eyebrews in some circles
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia Thursday had a meeting with some serving and retired bureaucrats and employees at her Gulshan office, according to sources. BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, who was present at the meeting, however, denied that…
Cop arrested with 500 yaba tablets in N’ganj
A team of Narcotics Control Department arrested a constable of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police in possession of 500 pieces of Yaba tablet from Shiddhirganj area of the city.
Two held with 100 bottles of Phensidyl in C’nawabganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two alleged drug peddlers in possession of 100 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Nimtala Farikpara area in the district town on Wednesday.
Section 144 imposed in Porsha upazila
The local administration imposed Section 144 in Porsha upazila today as two groups of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) called their meetings at the same venue and time on the day.
Three muggers held with pistol, ammo in Magura
Police arrested three alleged muggers in possession of one pistol, five rounds of bullet, cash Tk16,000 and a motorcycle while fleeing after snatching valuables from a businessman at Sripur Bazar in Sripur upazila on Wednesday.
2 arrested with phensidyl in C’nawabganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 arrested two alleged drug traders and seized 100 bottles of phensidyl from their possession at Nimtala of Chapainawabganj town last evening.
Traffic constable killed in Feni road crash
A constable of traffic police was killed as a truck crashed into him on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in the district town on Thursday morning.
Old man rescued 7 months after abduction in Magura
Local people here on Wednesday rescued an old man who had been abducted seven months back from Kushabari village in Magura Sadar upazila.
Derailment halts Dhaka, Sylhet rail links with Ctg
Rail communications of Dhaka and Sylhet with Chittagong remained snapped from Thursday morning following the derailment of a train in Sadar Dakkhin upazila.
9 construction workers injured as relief train hits crane in Narsingdi
Dhk-Sylhet and Dhk-Ctg rail links snapped Nine construction workers were injured as a relief train hit a crane at Methikanda Railway Station in Raipur upazila on Thursday morning.
Dr Mahjabin’s body exhumed for 2nd autopsy
The body of Dr Shamarukh Mahjabin Shama, who was found dead at her residence in the city’s Dhanmondi on November 13, was exhumed from Karbala Graveyard in Jessore district on Thursday noon 19 days after the burial.
Friendly atmosphere for the disabled stressed
Speakers at a post rally discussion here on Wednesday underlined the need for establishing a friendly atmosphere for the disabled to ensure a dignified position for them in society.
Farmer killed over land dispute
A farmer was killed over land dispute at village Saniapara in Gouripur upazila here yesterday afternoon.
Move to close cancer institute condemned
Leaders of different professional and socio-cultural organizations observed programmes in protest of shifting equipments of Khulna station of BTV and the move to close the proposed Cancer Institute of Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) to Dhaka.
Apple ‘deleted’ rivals’ music from iPods, court hears
Apple has been accused by lawyers in a court case of “deleting” songs from rival services from some iPods during the past decade.
Frozen short film to debut ahead of Disney’s Cinderella
The follow-up to Disney’s Frozen will be screened ahead of Kenneth Branagh’s live-action Cinderella in March 2015.